A slow-down in blog related activities; yep, scaling back plus a house move and lack of internet connection for the last few days. But some news items that shouldn't escape... Vinosense reports on the trend for simplification of German wine region names; Mosel-Saar-Ruwer is to become plain ol' Mosel... Len Evans , one of the leading champions of Australian wine has died. [more ] Don't forget...

It's true.Stuart Thomson, Ardbeg's Distillery Manager, has announced plans to leave Ardbeg.No word yet on who will be replacing him. Best of Luck to Stuart Jackie! Read the announcement......

Devil’s Gulch Vineyard-- An Exceptional Wine from a Spectacular Site: 2004 Devil's Gulch Vineyard Pinot Noir is Released... All you Devil's Gulch fans, get ready for another delicious wine from 2004. Bright, sweet and mouth-filling, our 2004 Devil's Gulch Vineyard Pinot Noir has rich raspberry, candied cherry, cinnamon and forest ...

... lightweight bottles (Edie News). page 2 Chateau Fargo Anyone? BUFFALO (AP) - Steve...

Pope made an honorary sommelier. Makes sense to me. I don’t think anyone can argue that the Pope is a man who has served his fair share of wine in his lifetime. Henri Jayer, world famous maker of Pinot, dies. Jayer shunned many technical innovations in winemaking and disliked uniformity ...

Looks like there is more bad news coming for Australian wine producers. We have reported on news of the wine grape glut in Australia in recent months, but it appears that this story is picking up more speed as the days go by. The really sad part is that the glut is simply due to overproduction, as the grapes that are sitting around are very high quality. I guess I need to get down there an make...

If you are a regular reader of The Scotch Blog, then you know that Scotch Whisky is much more than a fantastic breakfast beverage - it's big business. And as we come out of the slow whisky days of Summer and enter the whisky season* the business stories start to ...

A few stories worth a look: Wine as an investment is up thanks to the Internet [Ledger-Enquirer.com] The ban of liquids on planes in the U.S. is already hurting sales from some wineries. Normally, visitors to California’s wine regions buy a few souvenir bottles, and carry them on the plane ...

The San Jose Mercury News ran a short article today on how to transport wine. In light of the recent heightened security at airports, this is certainly relevant. The 'Merc goes on to say that you should use a Styrofoam-insulated...

Len Evans, the Godfather of the Australian wine industry died this morning from a heart attack in Newcastle not far from his home in the Hunter Valley. I was in the Hunter at the time to look at some wines for an article on ‘The New Hunter’ I’m planning on doing….I heard the news...